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St. Petersburg
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St. Petersburg St. Isaaks Cathedral |
Population 5 million Nearest airport Pulkovo 2 (international airlines); Pulkovo 1 (local airlines)
Rail connections There are 4 main railway stations. For more information: petersburgcity.com/city/transport/railwaycommunication
Moskovsky Railway Terminal: Trains to Moscow; long distance trains to the south of Russia; some local trains. 20 minutes from school by bus/tram.
Finland Railway Terminal: Trains to Helsinki; local trains to the north, north-west of St.Petersburg (Vyborg). 45 minutes from school by metro.
Baltiysky Railway Terminal: local trains to the west, south-west of St.Petersburg: Gatchina, Peterhof, Oranienbaum (Lomonosov). It is located approximately 40 minutes from the school by metro.
Vitebsky Railway Terminal: Long distance trains to abroad: Berlin, Budapest, Prague, Riga, Tallin, Vilnyus; long distance trains in Russia and CIS: Brest, Dnepropetrovsk, Gomel, Grodno, Kaliningrad, Kiev, Kishinev, Lvov, Minsk, Odessa, Smolensk. Local trains to: Novgorod, Pavlovsk, Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo). It is located approximately 35 minutes from the school by metro.
Main attractions Though the city of St.Petersburg is only 300 years old, it has already experienced a more turbulent history than many cities will see in a millennium. The "fluttering coat of history" has swept St.Petersburg through exciting and explosive times. The beauty of St.Petersburg lies in the unique harmony of its architecture - baroque, classicist, eclectic and art nouveau, all enhanced magnificently by the ever-present water. No other city in the world possesses an intact historical city centre on the scale of St.Petersburg. And no city struggles more to hold on to its priceless inheritance. This rich history makes everything in Petersburg extraordinary. In 2003 St.Petersburg celebrated the 300th anniversary with its restored and renewed face. One should come to the city to experience its unique atmosphere with white nights (in summer), bridges raising over the Neva river, Russian ballet, music festivals, various exhibitions and concerts, numerous theatre performances, etc.
For more info: petersburgcity.com/art/ www.spb.ru/eng
Specialities Numerous bars and cafés with Russian and international cuisine. Night clubs and discos, boat trips on the Neva river and canals. Russian Banya.
Climate Winter: between -15 and 0°C, rather humid and cloudy with quite a lot of snow and strong winds; temperature in Spring and Autumn (rainy), between 5 - 15°C; warm in summer, between 18 - 25°C, it can be hot especially in July – up to 30°C
Cost of living General expenditure A 3-course lunch menu (at the school cafeteria) - about EUR 7 Entrance to a cinema EUR 4-6
Pocket money From EUR 100 per week (as a minimum) up to EUR 300 per week Further information can be found on the following websites:
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